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THE MORNING 0KEG0NIA1S7, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1903. JURY FAILS TO AGREE Huntington, Baker's ex-Sher-ifff ; Gets Another Trial. AMOUNT EMBEZZLED PUZZLES Defendants Herald Libel Suits Want Change' t Venae West Fined $200 Xor Stabbing; a Fellow Telegrapher. "BAKER CITY, Or., June SO. (Special) The trial of ex-Sheriff Huntington came to an end with a hung jury this after noon. The' Jury remained out all -night and came Into court early this morning and asked the Judge to read his Instruc tions again. They retired and deliberated until noon, -when they again came in and asked to be discharged, because the fore man said they could not agree. They were practically agreed on ihe' -'general verdict, but could not agree on the amount of the sum embezzled by Hunt ington. The Judge sent them out again, and kept them until 3 o'clock, when they were discharged. The law requires that in case the Jury finds the defendant guilty, then they must specify the amount he has em bezzlfed. One of the Jurymen eald that if they could have agreed on this sum they cccld have agreed on a verdict. The first bjillrv was 8 for conviction and 4 for cqulttaL and later it Is said there were 11 for conviction and one for ac quittal. This was on the general ver dict. On the amount to be named in the verdict they were very much divided. The case will now go over to the November term. The case against ex-Deputy Sheriff "Whitney was to have been called today, but went over until tomorrow, when It will be called for trial. Exactly the same lacts apply to the Whitney -case, except that he was a deputy instead of the prin cipal. "Want Change of Venue. In the libel case against Hill and lAv ermore, of the Herald, the defendants' attorneys, Callahan & McGllnn, moved for a chanse of venue and also for a challenge to the array or Jury panel. It is insisted that County Judge Travll llon, one of the parties libeled, in con Junction With one of the County Com missioners, selected the Jurors for 1903, from whom the-Jury will be selected to try the defendants. It is admitted that the Jurors were chosen before the filing of the suits, or before the libelous mat ter was published, but the defendants al lege that other articles reflecting on "White and Travllllon had been printed in the Herald and that the officers had said they would proceed against the Her ald. Judge Eakln took the motion un der advisement. Teleg-rapuer Fined for Stabbing. "West, the telegraph operator, who stabbed his colleague, Thomas," at Hunt ington, several weeks ago, entered a plea of guilty and was fined 5200 by the Judge. He paid bis fine and was re leased. HUSBAXD. SEEKS AGED WIFE. Carries a BIncUsnnke '"Whip for the Man She Eloped With. NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C, June 30. (Special.) A curious elopement case has just come to light by the. arrival of the husband, who has tracked his erring spouse and her paramour to Chllllwack. a village a few miles up .the Fraser, where some interesting things are going on in lieu of her returning to her former hus band. The case is remarkable on account of the age of the woman, who is now in her 64th year, and the man for whom she. nas lert ner second nusDana, who is is years of age, Is just 16years her Junior. '' The man who Is now" seeking what sat isfaction "he can get with a blacksnake whip is George Hamilton, and, besides be ing Postmaster at Harmattarr, Alberta, is chiefly engaged in obtaining locations for settlers, timber and cruising. Mr. Ham ilton says he first wet John Wall, the man whom ho is now tracking, -last Fall, nnd secured a location for him about 60 miles north of Olds, Alberta, near his own place at Harmattan. where his wife kept a small country store. - In exchanging confidences; about this, tlme, Wall told Hamilton that he had only Just been released" from an Insane asylum in Washington, wbere-'he had been; incarcerated for spile. Wall soon discovered the climate was too cold, and left on February 20 last. Immediately after Wall's departure Mrs. Hamilton sold out and, left, ostensibly .for a Summer resort. About ten days ago, while Hamilton was locating several men from Jefferson County, Montana, Hamilton's trouble came up, and one ctf the men remarked that he also was looking for a John Wall, who answered the description of the John Wall now under discussion,- who was wanted at Basin, Jefferson County, for the mur der of his mother-in-law, a Mrs. McDon ough. Hamilton went to Chllllwack yes terday, and in his valise he carries a stout iwhlp for Wall. WALLA "WALLA CROPS IMPROVING. Yield of 2,000,000 Bnnhcla of Wheat Ik Expected. WALLA WALL, A. Wash.. June 30. (Special.) There has been Ideal wheat Weather for a week in the .Walla Walla valley, Improving: the prospects for the harvest that is almost on,, fully 15 per cent. The conditions that have accom plished so much have been made up of warm, moist atmosphere, a cloudy sky and Intermittent warming showers that brought on the backward grain by leaps. In spite of a hundred reports from farm- ers from every part of Walla Walla County, It Is obvious that one must wait the actual cutting pf the", grain before an accurate statement of yields can be put out. Only approximations can now' bo made on account of the rather conflicting detaiia-orought"ln by-ranchers. In the Walla Walla Valley proper, east nnrl north nf th ,c-v fhn v5lrl -o-lll nr from 18 to- 2S bushels to the acre, only a lew ranches running either above or be low this figure. The general average will probably e about 22 or 23 bushels. In his report to the State Department of Ag riculture ,pn crops, Milton Evans, corre spondent for this district, will say that TV inter wheat will average 20 bushels per acre, with Spring wheat runnlnrr a higher .ier cent of a full yield, but about the same number of bushels per acre. In the .Eureka Flat country, the high rolling tableland in Northwestern Walla Walla Coynty, which is now noted for maklnc men rich from wheat, vlelds will run from 15-to 23 bushels per acre, GC per cent of a crop, in all the newer sections. such s the Upper Eureka. Flats, the Touchet hill district, and the western por tion or the-county toward tho Columbia. Fall and early Winter wheat will run much "better than "the Spring variety. wnicn, inueca, nas got mucn the worst or it this BcaEon, excepting right in tho val ley. In the foothill country, cast of Dlxlo and Waltsburg. and southeast of Walla Walla, .ranchers, as. usual, will get good crop, little 'impaired even this year . oy tne -influences xor 'in that beset tho grain fields lower down. Foothill wheat is late, but it got much more moisture than any of tho vaKey, and now from a distance snows fine and green against the landscape, while elsewhere spots of yellow mark on every turn the location of the crop otlSOS. They will reap as high as 40 bushels In the foothills, and the gen- u average will probably run at least SO. Harvest has begun in the lower portion of the valley where plucky ranchers have for some time been cultivating the dry sand hills of the Touchet district. Max well Bros., of Touchet, started heading on their big ranch last week, and from Touchet to Whitman Station headers aro a frequent sight. No flattering yields have yet shown up. No one in the upper portion of the valley is at work. Taken all through, what appear to bo the best estimates of this season's crop say about 2,000,000 bushels for Walla Walla County. None of the neighboring counties -have fared much better than Walla Walla. Across Snake River in Franklin, not over B0 per cent will "be harvested, if the new settlers of that dry district get that much. Reports from Kahlotus, the wheat me tropolis of the Washtucna country of Eastern Franklin, say Fall wheat has been cut down one-half, while Spring wheat In many Instances is a total -ruin. At Connell the yields will run from 20 bushels down to nothing. At Eltopla, the newest wheat district in all Franklin, the crop Is gone lor the most part. In the northern part of Umatilla Coun ty, Oregon, a few miles 'from Walla Walla, the outlook Is good, and at least a 75 per cent crop will be harvested. This applies to the Athena, Milton, Weston and Helix districts. Farther west than these points In Umatilla the crop is seri ously damaged. There will be a good yield in Columbia County, both of wheat and barley. "Wheat will be of good quality this year," said S. B. Calderhead, general freight and passenger agent of the Wash ington & Columbia River Railway, today. The weather of the past lew days nas worked wonders in filling out the heads, and, while straw is short, indications are for a good number of grains to the mesh and of first-class grade." TELEPHONE GIRLS QUIT "WORK. Spokane Central Operatives Object to Stringent Rales. SPOKANE. Wash.. June 30. About 120 telephone operators employed In this city by the Pacific States Telephone Company struck at 9 o'clock thla morning. Too stringent rules and a desire for better wages appear to be the causes. The girls ask for recognition of their union; an ad vance of about $2.50 per month In wages of students; minimum wages of $40 per month for competent operators and $45 after three yearo experience; an eight hour day and the privilege of dressing to suit themselves. The telephone company, while somewhat crlpple is carrying on business with a decidedly reduced force, affairs .being further complicated by the fact tnat the Unement and repairmen are also out on strike. It Is reported that 50 girls are to be brought from Seattle to take the places of the strikers. The etrlke Includes Just the local operators or the girls who are known as "central," long-distance oper ators not being affiliated in the move. The principal grievance of the girls, it Is said, arises from the stringent rules the company has been enforcing against them of late, while the advance of salary asked for is but a secondary matter. The strike would never have occurred. It is asserted. but for the. objectionable rules the com pany has enforced. As It Is now the local union has affili ated Itself with the Western conference. and the strike will consequently have to be settled through San Francisco. The Western conference Is tho body that re cently called the linemen ail over the West, Including Spokane, out on a strike. LANDS SOT YET TAKEN. Olympia Land Office Makes Its An- rhbI Report. OLYMPIA, Or., June 30. (Special.) Tho "United States Land Office in this city com pleted its annual report today. This re port shows that there are in this land dis trict 70,951 acres of surveyed, unappro priated land open to entry and 122,143 acres, unsurveyed and open to settlement. malting a total of 193.0C4acres, of which something like 53,000 acres haye been with drawn temporarily, from settlement. This land district includes all of Chchalls,-. Ma son and THurston Counties and a portion of Pierce, King, Jefferson, Kitsap, Lewis and Pacific Counties. The report also shows that there is a total area of land surveyed in the-district amounting to 3,923,330 acres, 956,520 of which lie in Pierce and 478,020 in Thurston County. There are 956,522 acres reserved, most of-which -are forest reservations. A total of 2,766,714 acres have been appro priated up to date. EXTENSION OF SEWER SYSTEM.. Corvallix Connell Has Called for Blda Retrenchment on Water. CORVALLIS, Or., June 30. (Special.) A large number of laterals for the extension of the Corvallls sewer system were ord ered at a .special meeting- of the City Council last night. Bids for construction of the new laterals arc to be opened at a meeting of the Council to be held July 13. A report from the special water com mittee advised the Council to cut the al lowance by tho city to the Water Com pany on account of fire protection. The present amount paid by the city for hydrant and cistern service Is $640. The committee recommends that the amount be cut to $400 per year. The discontinuance of use of seven fire cisterns, for which $3 per month each is paid the Water Com pany, Is advised. A resolution was also adopted requiring over 100 property-owners to repair or re new their sidewalks. CROSSING C. P. R. TRACK. New Westminster City Conncil Re ceives Letter From V., W. fc Y. R. NEW WESTMINSTER, B. C. June 20. (Special.) Interest Is aroused in rail way construction affairs here by the presentation of a letter from the Van couver, Westminster & Yukon Railway Company to the City Council last even ing which was considered a modification of powers granted by the Privy Council for the V. W. '& Y R. to ctobs" the line of the .C. P. IC within city limits of New Westminster. A copy of tho order from tho Privy Council was inclosed which sanctioned the crossing under the usual condition. This was signed June C last by Hon. A. G Blair. Hon. William Mulock and Hon. Mr. Bernler. The letter was received and a promise of attempt at adjustment made. , Grocery-House lor Nampa. NAMPA, Idaho, June 30. (Special.) A contract was entered into here today be tween Robert Noble, of Reynolds, Idaho, and Shelby Tuttle, of Salt Lake, wherein the former Is to erect a building 50x100 feet with two, stories and a basement, at Nampa to be used by Mr. Tuttle as a wholesale grocery-house. The contract Includes a lease to Mr. Tuttle for five years from September 1, when the build ing is to be completed. Fire nt Heppner Junction. HEPPNER JUNCTION, Or., June 30. (Bpeclal.) Fire of unknown origin In the storeroom of the hotel at the O. R. ,& N. station df stroyed merchandise to the val ue of $300 and $200 in monej this morn ing. The property belonged to L T. Glenn. Only hard efforts saved the sta tion and hotel building. Water had to be carried in buckets from the Columbia River. There 13 no insurance. Clondbnrst in Moataaa. HELENA. Mont. June SO. A sftrtntt cloudburst is repprtcd from Myers, a small place east of Billings. The dotalls are meager, but It Is reported that a large span of the Northern Pacific tracks has been waahed out. temDorarilv susnfindlnt- castbound traffic No lives are reported lost. DO YOU WEAR GLASSES f Properly fitting classes and MURINE promote Eye comfort. Murine makes weak Eyes fftsiar Druggists and optician, or Murine .ncmeay io., nic&go. WATCH THE CAMPFIRES HEAVY PENALTY FOR STARTING ' DAMAGING BLAZE. Gevermer. Chamberlain -lasses Bla ArbbrI Proclamation Careless Persons Are Liable to Law. SALEM, Or., June 30. (Special. To morrow morning Governor Chamberlain will Issue his annual proclamation warn ing tho people of this state against set ting fires contrary to law. This proclama tion, which has always been considered an unnecessary compliance with the re quirements of a statute, will have more meaning 'this year than ever before, b,e- cause of the enormous losses sustained last Summer through the carelessness of many persons In starting fires in brush, timber and rubbish. The proclamation will not only be given publicity through the preES, but copies of it will be printed in large type on cloth posters, which will be tacked up In every port of the state. No one can reasonably claim Ignorance of the terms of tho law, which are shown by tho proclamation itself: Whereas, it Is provided by sections 1757. 1788, 1760. 1700, 1791 and 1792 of Bellinger and Cotton's Codes and Statutes of Oregon, as follows: Section 1787 If anr person shall xn&llelously, with Intent to injure any other person, by him self or any other person. Kindle a flra on bis- own land or the land of any other person, and by means of such fire the buildings, fences, crops or other personal property or wooded timber lands of any other person shall bov destroyed or injured, ho shall, on conviction, bs punished by a fine not less than $20 nor more than $100, or by Imprisonment In the County -Jail not ltts than three months nor more than 12 months, according to the ag gravation of the offense. Section 1788 If any person shall, without malice, kindle any fire in any field, pasture. Inclosure. forest, prairie or timber land not his own, without the consent of tho owner, and the same Khali spread ana do damage to any buildings, fences, crops, cordwood, bark or other personal property net his own. or to any wood or timber land not his own, on con viction, be punished by a One of not less than 410 nor more than $100, and costs according to the aggravation of the offense, and shall stand committed until the fine and costs are paid. t Section- 1789 Any person who shall enter upon the lands of another person for the pur pose of hunting or fishing, and shall without the consent of tho owner of said lands, kindle any Are thereon, shall be punished by a fine not less than $10 nor more than $100; and If suph fire be kindled maliciously, and with the Intent to Injure any other person, such of fender shall be punished by a fine not less than $20 nor more than $250, or by Impris onment In tho Connty Jail not less than three months nor more than 12 months. Section 1790 Any person or persons who shall wilfully set fire to any wooded country or forest belonging to the state or the United States, or to any person or persons, shall do deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction before a court of competent Juris diction Shall be punished by a fine not ex ceeding $1000, or Imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and Imprison ment; provided, that nothing herein contained shall apply to any person who in good faith sets a back fire to prevent the extension of a fire already burning. Section 1791 Upon any .prosecution under this act, one-half of the fine Imposed shall be paid to the person who first given Informa tion thereof to the District Attorney for tha district in which the offense Is committed, and the other moiety shall be paid Into the County Treasury for the benefit of the common school fund of the county in which said fine Is col lected. Section 1792 It Is hereby made- the duty of the Governor of this state to Issue a procla mation on the first day of July of each year calling public attention to the provisions of this act and warning all persons against vio lating the same. It Is also mode the duty of each Circuit Judge of this state to read the provisions of this act to each grand Jury when charging them as to their duties. Now, Therefore. I, George E. Chamberlain. Governor of the State of Oregon, db hereby direct tha attention of the public to the pro visions of the sections hereinabove referred to. and warn- all persons against tho violation thereof. Done at the Capitol at Salem. Or., this first day of July In the year of our Lord one thou sand nine hundred an'd three. GEORGE E. CHAMBERLAIN. Governor. J3REGON WILL VOTE ON JUDGES N. Next Spring's State Election Affects Few Other 0cera. SALEM. Or., June SO. (Special.) Be sides a Supreme Judge and a Food and Dairy Commissioner, the only other state officers to be elected next Spring are ten Circuit JudgeB and ten District Attorneys. Three of the 14 Circuit Judges hold over until 1908. They are Judges Sears and George In Portland, and Judge Ellis in the Sixth District. Judge Eakln, in the Eighth District, will not close hl3 present term until 1903. All of the District Attor neys go out of office next year. There Is already some speculation concerning probable candidates for the Judgeships and Attorneyships, but the candidates themselves will not begin the quiet work of preparing the way to official prefer ment until late in 'the year. The Judges and District Attorneys whose successors must be elected next Spring in the several districts, are as fol lows: First District, composed of Jackson. Ja sephine. Klamath and Lake Counties, Judces H. K. Hanna' and H. L. Benson: District Attorneys, A. E. Rcames and L, F. Conn. Second District, composed of Douglas. Lane, Coos, Curry, Benton and Lincoln Counties, Judge J. W. Hamilton; District Attorney George M. Brown. Third District, composed of Marlon, Linn, Polk, Yamhill and Tillamook Coun ties. Judges George H. Burnett and R. P. Boise: District Attorney J. N. Hart. Fourth District, composed of Multno mah County, Judges Arthur L. Frazcr and J, B. Cleland; District Attorney John Manning. Fifth District, composed of Washington, Clackamas, Columbia and Clatsop Coun-. ties. Judge T. A. McBrlde; District Attor ney Harrison Allen. Sixth District, composed of Umatilla and Union Counties, District Attorney T. G. Hailey. Seventh District, composed of Crook, Gilliam. Wasco. Sherman and Wheeler Counties. Judge W. L. Bradshaw; District Attorney Frank Menefee. Eighth District, composed of Baker, Union and Wallowa Counties, District At torney Sara White. Ninth District, composed of Grant. Mal heur and Harney Counties. Judge M. D. Clifford: District Attorney William Miner. Each of the Circuit Judges will be elect ed for a term of six years. The salary of the office is $3000 a year. The District At torneys hold office for four years and re ceive salaries as follows: First District. $3000; Second District, $4000: Third District, $4150, with J1G00 for deputies: Fourth District, $4000, with $1500 for deputies: Fifth District, $4600, out of which $1900 must be paid as salaries for deputies; Sixth District. $3000, out of which $500 must be paid for a deputy; Seventh District. $3500; Eighth District, $3500; Ninth District, $3000. with $1200 for deputies. BABIES THE ATTRACTION. Sixty Fen Mother Show Progeny at Salens CamlvaL SALEM, Or., June 30. (Special.) This was "baby day" at the Salem Street Carnival and 60 proud mothers and their babies entered in the contest for prizes. The attendance was not so large as at the opening ceremonies last evening, but was larger than had been anticipated! The premiums awarded were: Fattest baby, Creta Broughton, high chair; prettiest baby, Pearl Aldrich, silver mug; smallest baby, William Hogan, silver spoon. The $5 prize for twins was divided evenly between Leon and Leota Crosson and Edwin and Carl Armstrong. Tomorrow will be public wedding Cay when a couple not yet named will be married and will be presented with $50 In gold as a wedding gift. During the day attractions will be chiefly Arnold's Orient al carnivals shows and the wedding will take place In the evening. . RECEIPTS OF STATE LAND OFFICE. Bayer en IaataUaent Flan Make Heavy Payments. SALEM. Or., June 30. (Special.) The receipts of the State Land Office lor the month of June amounted to $26,271.94. This Is an unusually small amounC but Is largo in view of the fact that snles of school land have practically stopped. The greater part of tho receipts ate from payments on certificates of sale, where the land was sold on the Installment plan of payment. Purchasers have been completing their deferred payments, and this keeps up the receipts. Of the entire amount of $2$,000, nearly $lu,000 was made in one payment by certificate-holders who were nearly three years in arrears. Next month's receipts will probably drop to about $20,000. Only andccastonai sale of school land has been made since the price was raised to $2.50 per acre on May 22. The receipts for June were credited to the following funds: Common school .fund principal, payments on certificates and cash sales of school land $12,925.01 Common echopl fund principal, payments on sales of lands ac quired by deed or foreclosure.... 680.73 Common school fund principal, sales of tideland 2SL19 Common school fund Interest, payments on certificates 5,558.54 Common school fund interest, rents and payments on sales of lands acquired by deed or fore closure 369.39 University fund principal, pay ments on certificates and cash sales of school land 20.00 University fund interest, pay ments on certificates 6,60 University fund interest, rents and paymanets on sales of lands acquired by deed or foreclosure. 50.10 Agricultural College fund princi pal, payment!! on certificates ahd cash sales of school land ......... 210.55 Agricultural College fund interest, payments on certificates 13.S5 Swamp land fund -. 125.96 Total .$26,271.94 1 BREWERY IS NEW HANDS. Salem Plant In Control of Olympia lieermaker. -SALEM. Or.. June 30. (Special.) The Salem Brewery plant was today trans ferred to Leopold F. Schmidt and others for a consideration of $34,000. Schmidt is president of . the Olympia brewery and owns a controlling Interest in several other breweries In Washington. The trans fer of the Salem plant was made by Mrs. M. Breck to Stanislaus Zynda, of What com, ana by the latter to the Salem Brewing Association, a corporation which was formed today with Leopold F. Schmidt, president; Stanislaus Zynda, sec retary, and Eugene Eckerleln of Salem, treasurer. Schmidt owns a controlling Interest In the new company, which has a capital stock of $60,000. The brewery plant will be enlarged and improved. STRIKE IN THE LUCKY BOY. Immense Body of Ore That Shows Evidences of Richness. EUGENE, Or., June 30. (Special.) A new strike is reported in the Lucky Boy mine, in tho Blue River district. The new discovers "was found in an uplift being made, and shows an immense body of very rich ore, with gold visible to the naked eye. No assays have been made, but Superintendent Sharkey 'is confident it will run very high. CARR CONTROLS AT TULE LAKE. Settlers la Klamath. CoHnty Have All Sold Oat. SAN FRANCISCO. June 30. The Post says that Jesse D. T. Carr has succeeded In buying out the last Independent settler on Tule Lake,- In Klamath County, Or., and Is now preparing to consummate the biggest land deal on this Coast by selling nearly 300,000 acres to a Scotch-English syndicate. ARREST UNDER NEW LAW. Aberdeenite Charged Witn- Living on Fallen Woman's Earning?. ABERDEEN, Wash., June 30. (Special.) Peter Peterson was arrested tonight on a warrant sworn out under the law passed last Winter, making it a crime for a man to live off the earnings of a lewd woman. This is supposed to be the first arrest In the state under the law. Shrlners Magnificent Ontflt. LOS ANGELES, Cal., June 30. Tomor row at 1 o'clock a magnificently appoint ed special train will leave here ever the Southern Pacific, via Ogden, for Saatoga, N. Y., bearing the Arab patrol and dele gates from Al Malalkah. Temple. .to the Imperial Shrine. The party will number 100 persons, and will Include all the high officers of the local temple, .Major Robert Wankowskl commanding the uniformed Arab patrol, and Arab band. Stops will be made en route at Truckee for a trip to Lake Tahoe, and. at Niagara Falls. The train will consist of seven new Pullmans, including a composite and library car, diner, observation and three rawlng-room sleepers, in addition to a baggage car, which will carry a largo supply of Cali fornia wines and fruits for distribution in tho East Oregon City Teachers Assigned. OREGON CITY, Or., June 30. (Special.) Miss Addle Clark, City Superintendent of the Oregon City Schools, has assigned the grade teachers to tho following classes: First grade. Misses Myers. Meldrum and Williams; second grade. Misses Caufield and Cochrane; third grade. Misses Wal deu and Gleason; fourth grade. Misses Shonkweller and Foster; fifth grade, Miss Prentiss; fifth and sixth grades. Miss Taylor; sixth and seventh grades, princi pal of Eastman School (not yet elected); seventh and eighth grades, Miss Boring; eighth and ninth grades. Mrs. Godfrey; tenth grade, Miss Clark, City Superintend ent Elected Goddess at Ilvraco. ILWACO, Wash., June 30. (Special.) Miss Rebecca Markham was elected by a majority of 723 votes overfall competitors as Goddess of Liberty for the Fourth of July. Miss Markham is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Markham, Sr., pioneers of this city. She is only 17 years of age, and was born here. Miss Rosa Deveneau received the sec ond hbrhest vote, and Miss Saarl was ! third in the contest Miss Markham re ceived a total of 3623 votes. Logging Crews on a Strike. EUGENE, Or.. June 30. (Special) One Of the logging crews of the BootbKelly Lumber Company Is out on strike. The crews In the camp at Leaburg are dissat isfied with the bosses of the camp, and all quit work. About 0 men are thus Idle, roost of them having come to Eugene for a vacation. It Is thought the matter will be settled soon. Athena Child Fatally Barned. ATHENA, Or., June 30.-(SpecIal.) Susie, the 3-year-old daughter of C M. Brotherni was so severely burned yester day afternoon that she died a few hours later. The funeral will be held tomorrow. Freight Clerk In Spokane Office. SPOKANE, June 30. (Speclal.)-J. C. Robinson, of Portland, has been appointed freight clerk in the local office of Com mercial Agent H. A. Jackson, of the Great Northern, and began work today. Anxious tor h. Trolley Line. EVERETT, Wash., June 30. (Special.) The sum of $1000 has been subscribed by Individuals to build a trolley line from Everett to Tolt in King County. BEST SHOT IS CRAZY Centralia Officer Killed In Duel With Revolvers. - ATTEMPTED TO MAKE ARREST Insane Mardcrer Empties Gaa i.n Weaaded Man Escapes From a Hastily Gathered Pease, Wna Lose Him In tkc Darkness. CENTRALIA, Wash., June 30. (Spe cial.) Deputy Marshal Sam Parsons was shot and killed this afternoon by F. Smith. Smith had been boarding at the Hnrbor .Hotel for several weeks. Recent ly It had been noticed that he was acting as though he was wrong mentally. He made some obscene remarks to Mr. Hoard's children this morning and the Marshal was summoned. Marshal Shields found no reason for de taining the man, and so let him go, but ordered his deputy to watch him. Late in the afternoon Mr. Parsons attempted to arrest the man, who now showed unmis takable signs of insanity. A number of shots were exchanged, and Parsons emptied his revolver and bor rowed another at one of the saloons. Smith finally wounded Parsons, and then 'shot him several times when he was de fenseless, killing him. He then went some little distance and reloaded his re volver and started" for the woods. A posse was formed and started in pur suit, but up to a late hour tonight he had not been captured, and pursuit was aban doned until morning. The deceased was an old resident and was well known. MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON ENGINEER Logging; Fireman Used an Iroa Bar With Terrible Effect. TACOMA, Wash., June SO. As the re sult of a row in the camp of the Mashet Logging Company near Eatonvllle, M. J. Morgan lies at the point of death and Ed ward Eastman is in custody, and will more than likely have to face a charge of murder. Tne tragedy occured about 9 o'clock this morning. Eastman- was the engineer In charge of a donkey engine at the log ging camp. Morgan was his 'fireman, and the men quarreled over their work. There are conflicting stories as to who was the aggressor, but suddenly Eastman picked up an iron bar and struck Morgan over the head. The latter fell to the ground, aad for a time it was thought he was dead. Dr. Martlny, the only physician of the place, was in Tacoma on business, and it was impossible to say Just how badly the man was Injured. Sheriff. Denholm was promptly notified and went to Eatonvllle on the morning train. After Eastman struck the blow. he was taken Into custody by the other employes of the camp, and Is being held awaiting tho arrival of the Sheriff. Van atta gets a license, Vancouver Connell Grants the Privi lege at a Special Meeting. VANCOUVER, Wash.. June 30. Henry Van Atta was granted a license to open a salcon adjoining the Baltimore Restau rant at a special session of the Council held yesterday. This action was made possible, without violation of the resolu tion of tho Council not to increase .the number pf saloons, by the failure of Karl Cj Lulthle to apply for a renewal of his license, which will expire tonight Mayor Eastham and Councllmen Body felt and Crawford were not present when tho roll was called. Upon a motion to grant the application Councllmen Huston, Schofield, McCarthy and Padden voted aye and Councilman webber no. Applications for renewal of expiring liquor licenses were received from T. W. Padden. George Johansen, J. A. White, P. Klerns. M Boyhan. J. R. Fuller. M, A. Mlnch. John Llapple and A. W. Hidden Each having filed the required bond of $1000 and deposited with the City Treas urer $450, the annual license fee, the ap plications were granted by unanimous vote. Tha committee on streets was In structed to have prepared a survey and profile of Fifteenth street, In North Vancouver. This action was taken to faclllate preparations for the erection of tho nroposed new school building. Salary claims ofthe city employes- for the month of June were allowed. REWARD TO CRESTON POSSE. Jndge Ncnl Instmcts Jnry, Shnttlng Oat Goldfinch. DAVENPORT, Wash., June 30. (Spe elal.W At conclusion of the testimony In the Tracy reward case Judge Neal took the case from the Jury and Instructed them to bring In a verdict In favor of the nlaintlffs. who are the Creston posse. .No arguments were made to the Jury. All of tho defendants except Goldfinch had pre viously withdrawn their claims. The re ward Is $2500. The Oregon reward, wmcn was received by the Creston men, was $1500. Goldfinch will take an appeal. The Jurors arc Indignant at being com pelled to sign a verdict which they did not reach. Almost to a man they stated after the trial they would have given Goldfinch an Interest In the reward.The verdict gives general satisfaction, except that Goldfinch Is left out Public sent! ment In the county Is strongly In favor of the boy and the Creston posse. The trial has lasted days, and has aroused deep lntrest The fact that Goldfinch did not com munlcate directly to Tracy's captors the news of the outlaw's whereabouts les sened his chances of Interest In the re ward. An effort was made to show that Goldfinch, acting through . Sheriff Gard ner, captured Tracy. The defense, how ever, failed to show that Gardner made the capture. This left no chance for Gold finch to recover. MAYOR ABDICATES FOR WEEK, Q,neen Agnes Rules the Festivities at Albany. ALBANY. Or.. June 30. (Special.) The Merchants' Street Fair and Carnival opened very auspiciously last evening, Tho streets are thronged with people to Avers Cherry Pectoral For hard colds, chronic coughs, bronchitis, con sumption. Ask your doc tor if he has better advice. He knows. He has the formula. He understands how it soothes and heals. Tested for over half a century. J.C.AyerCo.. -9XU, Kill, day, and the various places of amusement are entertaining all Miss Agnes. Craft was this evening crowned Queen of the week's festivities. As Queen Agnes I she will have dominion over the city until after July 4. The coro nation ceremonies took place In the stad ium at 9:30 P. M. The Queen ascended the throne accompanied by her maids of honor. Misses Emily Hill and Emma Warner. Dr. Davis. Mayor of the cltv. In a very appropriate speech turned over the keys of the city to Queen Agnes I, at tne samo time placing: a crown- on her brow. Queen Agnes I very irracefully acknowl edged the honor conferred upon her. and declared the city In the hands of the merry-makers for one week. Miss Craft wa3 beautifully gowned. PLAY BALL FOR HEPPNER FUND. Marshn eld Turns Oat En Masse to the Game. MARSHFIELD, Or., 'June 30. (Special.) For the benefit of the Heppner suffer ers tne Bartenders and clerks of Marsh- field today nlayed a frame of baseball. At 2 o'clock the narade. headed bv the North Bend band. Fisher Theater Com pany's band and Dunganes Pratt's com pany of plug-uglies, followed by the en tire population of the city, marched to the ball ground, -where a hotly contested game was witnessed by the largest crowd ever gathered in this city. The game was- umpired by S. D. Mag- nes, of San Francisco, and George Orgo day, of Portland. There was no appeal from the declBion of the umpires. The net receipts for the fund will amount to nearly f50O. TRAMP .THROWN FROM CAR-ROOF. Sharp Curve Made at High Speed Causes His Fall. OREGON CITY. June 30. Special.) An unknown tramp, who with two other companions, was stealing a ride on tho Jlorth-bound overland this morning, fell from the top of the last coach as It was passing around tho Canemah Park curve and narrowly escaped with his life. The train was traveling at the rate of 25 miles an hour. When the train reached this city, the other two men went back In search of their fellow traveler. The trio returned to this city and attempted to collect damages from the local agent All three men were under the Influence of liquor. The man who fell from the train was frightfully bruised about the face. BALCONY GAVE WAY, Mrs. Hlrd Is Preclpltnted Tvrenty Feet and Badly Injured. OREGON CITY, June 30. (Special.) By the giving away of the balcony against which she was leaning, Mrs. R. Hlrd, of this city, was this afternoon thrown to the ground, a distance of about 20 feet and seriously hurt, at her home In this city. The fall resulted in tho fracturo of the left clavicle and the breaking of three ribs. It Is also thought the woman was internally Injured. - Mrs. Hlrd is 50 years of age and the mishap may prove serious. The timbers supporting the balcony were badly rot ted. Work Ordered on South End Road. OREGON CITY, June S0.-(Speclal.) At a meeting tonight of the Joint com mittees on construction of the South End road, Superintendent J. H. Moody was directed to proceed at once with the building of that thoroughfare. City En gineer .Rands has been employed and will make the survey for. the road to morrow. Work will begin In earnest Thursday morning. Collection of Tax on Allen Seamen. SAN FRANCISCO. Juhe 30. For some time there has been a feeling of dissatis faction over the different ways in which the law may be construced regarding the collection of tho Bead tax on alien sea men. The matter was referred to Com missioner Sargent, who today sent a tele gram directing the head of the Immigra tion Bureau to make no change regard ing the enforcement of the Immigration laws against alien seamen until further Instructions were received. Child Bitten by Strange Dog. HOQUIAM, Wash., tfune 30. (Special.) Louise, the 4-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Lyean. of the Hotel Hoqulam, was badly bitten on the face by -a large dog this afternoon. The child was play ing with a pup In thQ yard when the large animal came up. The baby made an effort to drive It away, when it Art No woman who uses ''Mother's Friend" need fear the suffering and danger incident to birth; for it robs the ordeal of its horror and insures safety to life of mother and child, and leaves her in a condition more favorable to also healthy, strong and good natured. Our book "Motherhood," is worth its weight in crold to every woman, and will be sent free in plain envelope by addressing application to Bradfield Regulator Co. Atlanta, Ga. "WTLSOIT DISTTOLING CO, Ballisaere, AU. rT,LT . .a.w ivif fulness, aversion to sSwhlcT deprive you of your handhood, UNFITS YOU iE-ihm excesses and strains have lost their MANLY Pnfunn An ;ktv DISEASES. Syphilis. Gonnorrhoea, painful, bloody urine. 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As has been announced by us on nu merous occasions, we value the good repu tation of the general music trade too high ly to engage in vulgar newspaper contro versies, and no amount of underhand and open attack by little, envious dealers, who must be sorely pinched by our low prices, by our high-class instruments and by our methods, and cannot therefore openly com pete with us. will prompt us to stooD to wallowing in the- mire with Individuals who seek that kind of notoriety. But as Portland Is rapidly growing, and there are today many readers who are not conversant with the conditions that ex isted la the Western music trade some few years ago, and for the further reason that on more than one occasion our silence has been almost misconstrued, we beg leave to call the attention of the public to the advertisement of the Allen-GUbert-Rama-ker Company In yesterday's Oregonlan, wherein tney boldly state, under the head ing "Piano Selling": "When we advertised a car of 18 standard, high-grade pianos the other day, who would have thought that every one would be taken the first day, and that before 5 o'clock P. M., and not a slnglo one went out of the city?" Then follows a list of some IS names, thus adroitly leading the reader to assume that each one of these 18 people mentioned naa oeen "inaucea ' to purcnaae one oc these instruments on that day. WE DOUBT IT AND WE HAVE 'MONEY. Now we doubt this. We don't believe that statement Uke a great many, others that have been brought to our attention, is founded on fact There must be an error somewhere. And if it la true, if Allen-Gllbert-Rama-ker Company will furnish to us, in the columns of this paper (and we'll pay for the space in that event), positive and conclusive proof that their statement con veyed In the ahove advertisement is cor rectthat they disposed of IS of these or any other pianos to buyers living in Port land In one single day, we will pay for a Fourth of July celebration, or for any other worthy purpose the editor of The Oregonlan may designate, the sum of $250 cash. And If they will prove that even as much as one-half of tne statement con veyed in their advertisement is true, we will pay the same amount Yes, even if they are in error to the extent of two-thirds that is. If they will prove conclusively In this paper that thy really did sell six out of the advertised i3 allesed residents of Portland, we'll allow our offer to still hold good. We shall expect a definite reply in the next Issue of this paper, and for tho pres ent we draw the veil. But there's more to follow. Just watch us. Ellers Piano House. sprang, knocking her down and sinking Its teeth through tha child's eyebrow, cutting her forehead through to the scalp. Forest Grove Votes on License. FOREST GROVE, Or.. June .-(Special.) The Australian ballot system will be used hero tomorrow in deciding the question whether saloons shall be licensed at this place or not. The opposition has taken the polling list of last year, and has sent each voter a circular letter, ask ing1 that he vote no on the license issue, and pledging themselves that they will use all legal means to prevent the unlaw ful sale of Intoxicating liquors In the fu ture in Forest Grove. Sllverton Has Given f255. S1LVERTON. Or., June 30. (Special.) The Sliver Lodge, No. 21. Independent Order of Oddfellows, donated $100 to the Heppner fund, and the Rebekahs of Sllver ton, 53, which 1b to be given to Oddfellows and their families of the Heppner dis aster. This, with the $150 already sub scribed from the people of Sllverton, makes a total of $255 from this place. Increase of Dominion Revenne. VANCOUVER, B. C.'june 30. A special from Ottawa, eays: The customs revenue of the Dominion for tho 12 months ending June 30, was $36,614,650, an Increase of $4,566.S6S over the same time last year. For the month of June ending today the Increase was $592,471 over May of 1903. Decide to Forego Land Farchase. FOREST GROVE, Or.. June 30. (Spe cial.) At a special school meeting held here today, by a vote of 97 to 26, it was decided not to purchase the ground. 150x 100, adjoining the public school at this place for $1000. 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